Home Exterior Trends That Won’t Go Out of Style
The Best Exterior Looks for Your Central Pennsylvania Home
The appearance of your home’s exterior is crucial. It sets the first impression for visitors, offers a stunning vista to arrive home to every day and increases home value significantly. A well-chosen home exterior design can significantly enhance the curb appeal of your home,Besides especially if it is a trend that is here to stay. Beyond appearance, making smart choices that are durable and cost-efficient are equally important. Luckily, various trends in house exteriors can fulfill both of these objectives and still look stylish without becoming outdated in a matter of years.
As roofers, the team at Starway Roof Systems sees a wide variety of homes. From modern to farm-house, we have the unique opportunity to view various styles, colors and exterior trends. So while our expertise is in building beautiful roofs for our customers, we have created this list of exterior home styles that stand out.
Wrap-Around Porches
Wrap-around porches are an excellent means of adding additional space to your home, particularly if you’re seeking an outdoor area for entertaining or relaxation. They can serve as an extension of your living room, providing a larger entertaining space. With the added privacy they offer, wraparound porches are a great solution to privacy concerns.
Wrap-around porches are becoming popular again, bringing people together while preserving privacy will be even more crucial, and wrap around porches help achieve this balance. There are a wide variety of roof styles that complement a wrap-around porch and allow for ultimate privacy, coverage, and shelter from the elements. Contact Starway if you want to extend your roof for a wrap-around porch.
Industrial Design
Industrial design borrows from the architectural style of industrial buildings and is known for using raw materials, visible steel elements, and expansive spaces. This trend, widely popular in urban areas, is now gaining popularity in modern homes.
Typically, industrial-style elements are added to a house through the exterior using materials such as concrete, steel, wood (especially reclaimed), and brick. These materials are ideal for achieving the industrial look and feel and complement each other well. Adding a metal or slate roof, adding metal elements or industrial style gutters and other exterior features can achieve an industrial edge for nearly any home.
Metal Roofing
Metal roofing is a great option for low-maintenance homes with a sleek, modern design. Metal roofing is durable, long-lasting and comes in lots of different styles. Metal roofs are also great for areas in Pennsylvania, because they can withstand moisture and wind damage better than traditional materials like asphalt shingles. If your home is in Boalsburg, Mil Hall, Jersey Shore, Centre County, Bellefonte, State College and surrounding areas, give Starway a call to learn more about installing a metal roof on your home.
Clean Lines
Clean lines are a timeless way to enhance your home’s curb appeal, value, and aesthetic. They also prevent a cluttered appearance on the exterior. For instance, if you aim for a minimalist or modern design, clean lines can help achieve this desired look without overwhelming the eye. This means keeping things simple, clear and having straight, contrasting edges and structures.
Clean lines can bring visual interest to your home through color contrast, for example, by contrasting between different parts of the house such as trim. This will make your property stand out even at night, when there is less to look at.
Clean lines are an effective tool in creating visual interest when there is a need for more than just a “clean” appearance. When combined with other elements, such as attractive landscaping, clean lines can make a noticeable impact.
Natural Stone Accents
Enhance your home’s value with natural stone accents and finishes. These long-lasting materials can endure for decades, offering a dependable solution for your home improvement needs. Natural stone can be incorporated into the exterior of your home as well as used for decorative purposes on interior walls or flooring.
Natural stone is a popular choice for home exteriors due to its durability and ability to enhance curb appeal. Options such as granite, limestone, travertine, and slate provide a range of textures, colors, and beauty without sacrificing quality or overspending. These materials stand out compared to common building materials like brick or cinder blocks, offering a more attractive and elevated alternative. In Boalsburg, Mil Hall, Jersey Shore, Centre County, Bellefonte, State College, Starway installs slate roofing to give homes a natural feel and more elevated, luxurious appearance.
Gray Exteriors
For a timeless and neutral exterior color, choose gray. This color choice will remain stylish for years to come and will always look contemporary. Gray exteriors are low-maintenance, requiring no harsh cleansers or bleach fumes for upkeep. They can be applied to any architectural style without worrying about a clash of colors, and work well on both flat and pitched roofs.
At Starway, we offer a huge range of colors for shingles and metal roofs. Gray is continuing to be a trending color because of its longevity, adaptability and the fact that it looks good on every style of home.
Outdoor Living
Increasingly, outdoor living areas are gaining popularity as a means to expand the use of a home into the outdoors. Such spaces can be used for various purposes, including entertainment, relaxation, cooking, dining, and gardening. To create a welcoming atmosphere for your family and guests, consider incorporating features such as fireplaces (electric or wood), outdoor lighting, furniture (e.g., benches or chairs), flower or plant-filled planters that thrive in your area, small fountains, and even an outdoor kitchen if desired.
Covered seating areas, entertaining areas, dining areas and even play areas are a great way to extend your interior space for the spring, summer and fall months. Despite the chilly Pennsylvania winters, outdoor living spaces offer an opportunity for optimal entertaining and enjoyment, especially for families. If you are seeking a covered area that has a proper roof, contact Starway for more information.
Sustainability
Sustainability is a crucial aspect that should be integrated into every aspect of life, including your home. You can promote energy efficiency by installing solar panels, and use eco-friendly landscaping materials like bamboo and cork flooring to minimize waste and enhance air quality.
Additionally, roofing techniques are becoming more and more sustainable. The materials being used, the methods being encouraged are providing roofing companies like Starway with the opportunity to be more environmentally conscious. Which puts home owners at ease over their construction choices.
Starway is more than a roofing company. We believe that your roof should be an investment that lasts a lifetime. Choosing colors, home accents and exterior trends that will last just as long is as important to us as it is to our clients. Our team will help you select the type of roof and the color of roof that best suits your home and allows you to have a home exterior that truly stands out. Contact Starway today, to learn about how we can help make your roof and home exterior dreams come true.